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Take the kids to the Air and Space Museum and take in an IMAX movie there.
Sixth Street & Independence Avenue, SW, The Mall & Tidal Basin; Tel: 1-202 357 2700; L’Enfant Plaza Metro; Open: Sept-May 10am-5.30pm daily; Admission: Museum free, Planetarium $8; www.nasm.si.edu/
The headquarters of the society of descendents of American revolutionary
war officers. Named after the Roman general, this massive house from the days of the robber barons holds a collection of 18th-century war items as well as a library. The 40-minute tour by an eccentric group of docents gives you a good idea of what life was like in old Washington.
Massachusetts Ave near the Dupont Circle metro station
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